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Review | Dear Stranger: Letters on the Subject of Happiness
In my previous post, I promised to post the review of Dear Stranger: Letters on the Subject of Happiness. I initially planned to write the review only, but at the last minute I decided to share my experience instead, and write the review in another post. Dear Stranger is a collection of letters from 50…
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The Lodge Maribaya
By now you might have established how much I loathe Jakarta. Some people were born to live in buzzing cities, but I’ve never really adjusted here, no matter how much I’ve tried. If you asked me what my achievements in life are, I’d put surviving in Jakarta as one of them. It’s a constant hurdle,…
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Pustakalana Children’s Library
Some of you might know that I love reading. I never go out of the house without a book or Kindle in my bag, and I never go to sleep without reading a bit (or a lot, if the story is particularly exciting). Reading has been a huge part of my life. It’s a bit…
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April & May Read
Thanks to the frenzy of the book fair, this month I’ve been productive in reading department. It wasn’t that I fell into a reading slump before, but I found it hard to find time and battle the exhaustion I felt to pick up a book and read. But this month, with new books staring at…
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Illustrated Edition
*this post contains spoiler* I might have a mild obsession with the Harry Potter series. I mentioned a bit about that in here, when I went to Warner Bros Studio for The Making of Harry Potter tour. That visit itself is one of my happiest memories of all time, which never fails to make me…
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Fiction Favorites of 2015
December last year, I realized that I hadn’t read many books in 2014, what with the masters, dissertation, and traveling. I read maybe about 5 books for the entire year, and I was a bit ashamed of that, so I made a resolution to read at least 30 books in 2015. It turned out, I…
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Review | The Sky is Everywhere
The story follows Lenny Walker, a 17 year-old clarinetist who struggles with her sister sudden death. Having been left by their mother at such a young age, Lenny and her sister Bailey grew extremely close, and her death hit her hard. She begins writing and scattering poems all over the place in order to cope…
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My 10 Favorite Holiday Destinations
Since I got bitten by the travel bug a few years ago, I’ve been taking every opportunity to explore new places and experience new things. I’ve visited a few places here and there, and it’s hard for me to pick my favorites, but I’ve finally narrowed them down. So if you’re planning a holiday and…
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Favorite Books of All Time
If you asked me what’s my favorite book, I’d have a hard time answering it. There are just too many! But here’s some of my favorite authors and their books that have become my firm favorite for years. And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie Eight people (plus a hired butler and a cook) get…
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Heartbreaking Children’s Books You Cannot Miss
Heartbreaking children’s books, you say? Well, yes. I’m not a cold-blooded person who enjoys seeing unfortunate things happen to children, I promise. The children in these books are a bit unfortunate in some ways, but reading this will make you feel different kind of emotions all at once. Love, sadness, joy, you name it. I…
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